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PRESIDIANS LEARN ABOUT THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

20-02-2020

Local Administration is an important department of Government that deals with day to day issues of citizens. Looking into the crucial role of the local administration, students of grade 4 and 5 were taught about their roles and responsibilities through role play. Students exhibited their skills in role-play. In their role play, they depicted that each year the department collects information from local governments about the key services they provide and publishes it in the local government comparative information report. The report includes a suite of efficiency, effectiveness and quality-of-service indicators covering the following key functional and financial areas of local government. It was an informative activity for the students.

PRESIDIANS HONE LANGUAGE SKILLS WITH ENGLISH ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY

15-02-2020

“Give the pupils something to do, not something to learn; and doing is of such a nature as to demand thinking; learning naturally results.” – John Deway

With this belief, a subject enrichment activity was organized for grade 7 students. English Enrichment provides students with the opportunity to learn, experience, read and write within a variety of genres. So, to inculcate this additional creative learning, students were taught a concept based on experiential learning. They were given a text, in which they had to visualize themselves and draw an event that has been mentioned in the text or they had to draw the best scene. This method not only helped them in understanding a literary device but also gave them a better understanding of the text. Through several events of the text, the whole concept of the text or the gist was captivated. It was an exhilarating activity, which led them into the thinking process and then into learning naturally.

PRESIDIUM RAISE AWARENESS AMONGST STUDENTS ON WORLD CANCER DAY

11-02-2020
World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. To raise awareness and educate our students about cancer, Presidium held a seminar on “Cancer Awareness” for grade 6-9 by the Faculty of Science. Various awareness activities regarding cancer types, causes, and prevention were explained to the students. The thought for the day was based on the importance of life. ‘Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it’. A short speech on ‘why we celebrate World Cancer Day’ was also delivered. The seminar mainly focused on cancer-causing foods like chips, coke, processed meat, etc; to create awareness about the risk factors associated with these types of food items.

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PRESIDIANS PARTICIPATE IN AN INTERESTING TREASURE HUNT ACTIVITY

07-02-2020

The students of Presidian grade 2 participated in Treasure hunt activity. It’s a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using

written directions or clues. Students were divided into groups of five. They then were given written clues by the teacher to find the hidden things. Students read the clues and were able to find the hidden prize.

PRESIDIANS PROVE THEIR METTLE YET AGAIN

31-01-2020
There may be people that have more talent than you, but there’s no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. Proving their mettle yet again, Presidians performed extraordinarily in the Skating Competition of the Inter-School Sports Championship 2020 held at Dr. Bhai Parmanand Vidya Mandir School. Vipransh Sharma of Grade 1D won a Silver medal in the Group of Under 6(Boys). Manvi Tyagi of Grade 3C won a Bronze medal in the Group of Under 8(Girls). Anushka Singh of Grade 6A won a Gold medal in the Group of Under 12(Girls). Aditya Kumar of Grade 6B won a Bronze medal in the Group of Under 12(Boys). With such an amazing start to 2020, we are sure the students are going to take their zeal to the next level.

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ROBOTICS ACTIVITY: PRESIDIANS FOSTER THEIR ANALYTICAL SKILLS

31-01-2020
Presidium strongly emphasizes Experiential Learning and encourages the use of tools and techniques to implement it. Keeping the same view in mind and to keep the students acquainted with technology and innovations in the world, Presidium organised a Robotics Activity for students of Grade 4 onwards. The activity aimed to promote use of technology and knowledge to make a Robotic Bulldozer by attaching a motor organs and Remote control. The activity was thoroughly enjoyed by students as it fostered their analytical skills and application of Robotics tools and kit. Students felt that learning through this approach was quite an amusing experience and felt confident about the learning.

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VIBRANT VASANT PANCHAMI CELEBRATION AT PRESIDIUM

29-01-2020

Since the chilling air of winter has changed into soothing cold breeze, here comes the spring season known as Basant or Vasant. Our little Presidians celebrated this festival of Basant Panchami with great zeal. The celebrations commenced with the Saraswati Vandana, invoking the blessings of Goddess Saraswati for seeking knowledge and a prosperous life. This was followed by a group dance. On this auspicious occasion, all the students and teachers were dressed in yellow-colored attires. Students were informed about the importance of this festival and the relevance of yellow color and savored yellow food and sweets.

PRESIDIANS DISPLAY GREAT ZEAL AT REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION

25-01-2020
The 71st Republic Day of India was celebrated at Presidium with a great deal of patriotic zeal and fervor. The day began with the Addressing of the Chief Guest by the Anchors, followed by the release of tricolor balloons fluttering in the air by the Honourable Guest and Head Of School, Presidium. The entire school courtyard reverberated with the rhythmic beats of a patriotic song and the Nursery students dancing to it with the tricolor flags fluttering in the air. A broad smile could be seen on everyone’s face when the excited nursery students saw the tri-colored helium balloons in the air. A blend of Classical and Western dance, was performed by the young Presidians. The program concluded with the Vote of Thanks by our Guest and a very inspiring speech given by the Head of School, Mrs. Shradha Agarwal Ma'am. She passionately spoke about 'Unity In Diversity' believing in the ethos of ‘one faith, one religion.’

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PRESIDIANS ENGAGE IN AN INTERESTING TRAVEL ACTIVITY

24-01-2020
Under the theme Travel, students of Grade 2 enthusiastically participated in an activity wherein they shared their experiences of visiting various places during vacations. They also enjoyed identifying, coloring and pasting pictures of different modes of transport i.e land, air and water on chart paper in groups. This activity helped them to take initiatives to share their feelings and to work in groups as a team. They also developed a special bond with their classmates.

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STUDENTS DISPLAY EXTRAORDINARY SKILLS AT AD MAD SHOW

24-01-2020
Preparing an advertisement for a product involves principles of Management, which includes qualities like teamwork, creativity, imagination, choice of product, etc. The Ad Mad Show competition is the perfect platform to display that you have the knack to advertise and win hearts. With this thought in mind, An Ad-Mad Competition was held for the students of grade IV and V in Presidium. Students presented Ads wherein they used their extraordinary skills and imagination to make it interesting. They were marked on the following criteria- Creativity, originality, content, confidence, expressions, costumes and props. The excitement level of the children reached sky-high while preparing for the contest. It not only displayed their acting skills but also the impromptu ability to use cognitive skills. All the classes came up with exhilarating performance.

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